Terra image of Mekkhala (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Terra image of Mekkhala

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On Aug. 9 at 10:20 a.m. EDT (1420 UTC), NASA's Terra satellite found the most powerful thunderstorms (yellow) were around Mekkhala's center of circulation and in several other areas, where temperatures were as cold as or colder than minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 62.2 Celsius). Those areas were surrounded by thunderstorms (red) slightly less high in the atmosphere, but still powerful rainmakers with cloud top temperatures as cold as or colder than minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 56.6 Celsius).

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